Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a construction contractor in Bloemfontein. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Bloemfontein; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review

• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Office hours with no weekend work
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.